State v. Cassano

[This decision has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 96 Ohio St.3d 94.] THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. CASSANO, APPELLANT. [Cite as State v. Cassano,

2002-Ohio-3751.] Criminal law—Aggravated murder of cellmate in correctional institution—Death penalty upheld, when. (No. 1999-1268—Submitted April 23, 2002—Decided August 7, 2002.) APPEAL from the Common Pleas Court of Richland County, No. 98-CR-171H. __________________ PFEIFER, J. {¶1} On October 17, 1997, inmate Walter Hardy moved into a cell at Mansfield Correctional Institution (“MANCI”) and became the cellmate of appellant August…